Comparison

Podcast App vs Gazzetta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Podcast App

This app streamlines your podcast listening by showing only the next episode for each podcast you follow. It offers features like playback queues, episode filtering, and a sleep timer. Premium features include custom skip buttons and per-podcast speed control.

Highlights
  • Next episode display
  • Playback queue
  • Episode saving and downloading
  • Filter played episodes
  • Sleep timer
  • CarPlay support
  • Custom skip durations
Features
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Updates shows you the next episode of every podcast you follow. No inbox, no backlog, no clutter. FREE FEATURES • NEXT EPISODES, INSTANTLY — Home shows what to play next for every podcast: the latest episode for news, the next unplayed one for a series. Prefer it the other way? Pick per podcast. • PLAYBACK QUEUE — Line up your next few episodes and they’ll play in order. • YOUR LIBRARY — Save or download episodes, even if you don’t follow the podcast, and arrange them in the order you like. • FILTERS — Hide played episodes or show only today’s updates. • PINNED PODCASTS — Keep favorites at the top. • SLEEP TIMER — Set it and drift off worry-free. • LISTENING HISTORY — Revisit played episodes. • EPISODE CHAPTERS — Skip straight to the parts you care about. • CARPLAY SUPPORT — Pick up where you left off, right from your dashboard. • HOME SCREEN WIDGET — Your latest episodes at a glance. SUPPORT UPDATES Updates is an indie app, and Premium is what keeps it going. Go Premium with a subscription or a one-time purchase, and get a few extras as a thank-you: • Per-Podcast Speed — Let the news fly while music stays in tune. • Intro/Outro Skipping — Skip the fluff and dive right in. • Custom Skip Buttons — Choose your own jump durations. • Personalization — Choose your icon and accent color. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made with love in Stockholm, Sweden.

About

Gazzetta

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Gazzetta is the best way to read news and links on Mastodon. Follow servers (e.g. mastodon.social) and see all the trending links. Follow accounts (e.g. kottke@mastodon.social) and see all the links posted by those accounts. Login to your own accounts and see all the links in your timeline. Search for servers by domain (e.g. mastodon.social), and accounts by webfinger (e.g. kottke@mastodon.social). Search the news and links to find the content you want. Read all the news items in Safari in-app, with access to all your passwords and extensions. Add links to Bookmarks, Favorites and Reading List. Add links to Safari's Reading List, if you prefer. Export your Bookmarks, Favorites and Reading List as an HTML document. Filter links by domains, keywords, and languages. Temporarily disable filters. Customize your experience: - Custom font styles and sizes. - Hide thumbnails and icons. - Hide authors, comments, dates, descriptions, publishers, sources. - Limit the length of descriptions and titles. Data Settings: - Disable image downloads - Disable inifinite scrolling https://primatology.xyz/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Podcast App4 screens
Gazzetta4 screens

Verdict

The call

Podcast App and Gazzetta are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Podcast App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Gazzetta sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podcast App ships an update fortnightly, Gazzetta every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Podcast App versus Gazzetta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodcast AppGazzetta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSalling Software ABOliver White

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Podcast App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
5 purchases

Gazzetta

One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$2.00
  • Large Tip$5.00
Show 2 more
  • Extra Large Tip$10.00
  • Extra Extra Large Tip$20.00

Questions

Is Podcast App free?
Podcast App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gazzetta free?
Gazzetta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Podcast App or Gazzetta have ads?
Neither Podcast App nor Gazzetta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podcast App or Gazzetta?
Podcast App ships an update fortnightly, and Gazzetta every 3 weeks. Most recently, Podcast App was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gazzetta on October 27, 2026.

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